Agriculture implement.



R. w. KENNEDY. AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENT.

APPUCATION FILED JUNE 15. I917.

at Mill specification or Letter-a Patent.

Patented Feb, h, llt llltlla a lication filed tune it, 1917. serial lilo. iraaoa To all whom it may concern: I

Be'it known that l[, RICHARD War. l NEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ct Los Angeles, State of California, have invented 'certain new and useful Improvements in Agriculture Implements; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the'invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in agriculture implements, and has for its primary object to provide an implement which may be used either as an ordinar digging hoe, a scuifling hoe, or a device or trimming lawn edges or the like.

A further object of the invention is .to

i provide a device of this character in which the blade is securely held in each cl its adjusted positions.

Referring to the drawings,

. F gure l is a side elevationot thedevice in one ofits adjusted positions.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device in another of its ad usted'positions.

Fig. 3 is a section taken vertically through the forward portion of the implement, the

handle portion being mainly-in elevation.

Fig. l is a detail view. Referring more particularly to the drawings the device comprises'a blade 10 which is of approximately the same size as an ordinary digging hoe, andvrig'idly'secured to the top edge of the blade 10 there is a rigid shank-ll the upper end of which is angularly disposed, and is provided with a curved edge.

The angularly disposed end oi the shank ll is provided with a plurality of notches 13, which form a plurality t projecting lugs it.

The handle is provided on its lower end with a plurality of s aced cars 15, said ears bein formed by biturcating' the enlarged portion 16 ofthe tine or the like it which i is adapted to be inserted into the lower end I These ears are per-lorated as at 18 and of the handle'ld.

to on the periphery near the body portion ot the member l'i' these ears arenotohed an at 19, and said member ll, is provided ad 1 j acentsaid notches with a hat lace 20. Projecting from said flat face 20 there is a screw bolt 21, and embracing the sidesot the members 17, and slidably mounted on said screw bolt 21 there is a locking member '22 which is provided with an elongated slot 23 which permits of sliding movement ozt the lockin member 22, and threaded on the screw olt 21 there is a wing nut 25 which 1 is adapted to retain the lock member 22 slidirnrmember 22 disengaged with the lugs 14: of the angular shank, that the blade may be moved relative to the handle to adjust the same to the position in which it is do sired to use it, and that by again engaging the sliding): member with the lugs it, the blade will be locked against movement rela tive to the handle member ill), 1

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is,

A device of the'character described com prising in combination, a blade, an anrgnlar shank projecting from the top edare oil said blade, and provided with a plurality, oi? notches, a handle. a pair of spaced ears provided with oppositely disposed notches, said handle and slidable into the notches oi the and means carried by thehandle tor loclringr the shank engaging" means against movement relative to the handle.

in testimony whereoil, ll allir: my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

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or, spaced ears for engagement with one at the notches 'ot the shank to prevent relative movement between the blade and the handle 

